What does “Scuderia Ferrari” mean?
The team is named after its founder enzo ferrari. Scuderia is italian for a stable reserved for racing horses, and is also commonly applied to italian motor racing teams. The prancing horse was the symbol used on italian world war i ace francesco baracca’s fighter plane. And the letters “s” and “f” that you’ll see on early versions of the ferrari logo and on modern “shield” versions stands for “scuderia ferrari,” literally “ferrari stables.
Who owns the $70 million Ferrari?
The current record for world’s most expensive Ferrari was set in June 2018 when a 1963 250 GTO (chassis 4153GT) was sold to David MacNeil in a private sale for $70 million. The Ferrari 250 GTO is widely considered one of the most aesthetically pleasing cars ever and the most expensive in history.
Did Ferrari divorce his wife?
Laura Ferrari died in 1978. She and Enzo were still married, as divorce only became legal in Italy in 1970. Sure enough, Enzo eventually gave his surname to Piero after her passing. Alfredo Ferrari (nicknamed Alfredino or Dino; 19 January 1932 – 30 June 1956) was an Italian automotive engineer and the first son of automaker Enzo Ferrari. He was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and died aged 24.